Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man is facing several drug possession counts after being charged Friday by Syracuse police.

Police said they charged Alberto Flores, 27, of 610 Turtle St., after they confronted him at Shonnard Street Park about 10:30 a.m. Friday.

An officer reported finding two pill bottles where Flores had been standing when they first saw him. One contained 39 small, knotted pieces of plastic containing white powder that later tested positive for heroin, police said. The other contained 76 small, pink envelopes holding beige powder that later tested positive for cocaine, police said.

Flores told officers through an interpreter that he was selling drugs because he needed money and that he dropped the bottles to the ground when he saw police approaching, police said.

Flores was charged with third-degree, fourth-degree and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He remained in custody Saturday at the Justice Center Jail.